He was seen draping a banner reading: ‘No pride on a dead planet’, in protest against the Government’s ‘inaction on the climate and ecological emergency’.
Police started clearing people from beneath the tower at around 4pm as the man rested on a safety net, with fears it wouldn’t be able to support his wight. He reportedly stepped back onto the scaffolding when after officers shouted ‘oi, you come down from there’.Extinction Rebellion say the climber is Ben Atkinson, 43 The protest group said he wanted to highlight the Government’s ”inaction on the climate and ecological emergency’ It comes as a cordon was placed around Whitehall at around 3pm followingWestminster Police say the item has since been removed after a bomb disposal unit was sent to the closed off street.
Hundreds of Extinction Rebellion protesters marched past Whitehall today banging drums and waving large flags ahead of a cabinet meeting on Brexit. They were followed by at least 14 police vans as they marched towards Trafalgar Square, where other activists had gathered.
Leave him up there,it's going to piss down all weekend
What an absolute bell end
Wanker
They are no longer fighting they are just playing around now
Getting out of hand now,this needs to stop get the Canning Town boys out on the streets
Arrest the fuckers for wasting police time.
こういう無意味な目立ちたがりが馬鹿と言う
Equally brave and stupid.
Greenpeace by proxy....
Can’t wait for the extinction...
Extinction...leave him there....
he will be extinct if he falls off
You mean he is wearing a very bad blond wig
Would be awful if he fell and died. ExtinctionRebellionlondon
What a mockery of security.......AGAIN!
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